American Jewish Civilization Series – serie
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Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism
Inbunden, 1995
339 kr
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This is a biography of Isaac Leeser, a leading Jewish religious figure in the United States from 1829 until his death in 1868. Making use of archival and primary sources, it provides a study of a man who was responsible for constructing the cultural foundation of the American Jewish community.
Judaism Faces the Twentieth Century
Biography of Mordecai M. Kaplan
Av Mel Scult
Häftad, 1994
294 kr
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This critical examination of the life of Mordecai Kaplan is based on Kaplan's unpublished 27-volume diary, thousands of personal letters, sermons, and Scult's own long-term relationship with Kaplan.
Envisioning Israel
The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews
Av Allon Gal
Häftad, 1996
344 kr
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Envisioning Israel examines the deeply entwined yet often problematic historical relationship between American Jewry and the Jewish community in Israel and its predecessor, the yishuv, the Jewish settlement in Palestine from the 1880s until 1948.To explore how North American Jews have envisioned …
Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush
A Documentary History, 1849-1880
Inbunden, 2002
534 kr
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In 1848, news of the California Gold Rush swept the world. The cry was heard by Jews in Europe and the eastern USA, who arrived to found new cultural, social and religious institutions. This study examines the life of California's early Jewish community through letters, diaries and legal documents.
Communings of the Spirit Vol. 1
The Journals of Mordecai M.Kaplan, Volume. 1; 1913-1934
Av Mordecai M. Kaplan, Mel Scult
Häftad, 2002
353 kr
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This text provides selections from the diary of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, founder of Reconstructionism in America. It has been edited by Mel Scult, a professor of Judaic studies and history, whose previous work includes ""The American Judaism of Mordecai Kaplan"" and ""Judaism Faces the Twentieth …
Forerunners
Dutch Jewry in the North American Diaspora
Häftad, 2018
248 kr
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Between 1800 and 1880 approximately 6500 Dutch Jews immigrated to the United States to join the hundreds who had come during the colonial era. Although they numbered less than one-tenth of all Dutch immigrants and were a mere fraction of all Jews in America, the Dutch Jews helped build American …
Going Greek
Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945
Häftad, 2018
417 kr
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Going Greek offers an unprecedented look at the relationship between American Jewish students and fraternity life during its heyday in the first half of the twentieth century. More than secret social clubs, fraternities and sororities profoundly shaped the lives of members long after they left …
Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939
Jewish 'Landsmanshaftn' in American Culture
Av Daniel Soyer
Häftad, 2018
248 kr
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Landsmanshaftn, associations of immigrants from the same hometown, became the most popular form of organization among Eastern European Jewish immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939, by …
Communings of the Spirit
The Journals of Mordecai M.Kaplan, Volume. 1; 1913-1934
Inbunden, 2001
485 kr
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Mordecai M. Kaplan (1881-1983), founder of Reconstructionism, was a pre-eminent American Jewish thinker and rabbi. His life embodies the American Jewish experience of the first half of the 20th century. With passionate intensity and uncommon candour, Kaplan compulsively recorded his experience in …
